Chapter 23 third chapter

After all, he was getting old and lacking in energy. After driving around in the armored car for a day and finishing the housework he had to deal with, Old General Hao was so exhausted that he didn't even feel like eating dinner.The atmosphere at dinner was still subdued. Old General Hao didn't want to talk much because he was tired; his wives, concubines and children didn't dare to talk much because they were afraid, so they all ate in silence.When Old General Hao put down his chopsticks, everyone who hadn't finished eating also put down their chopsticks. However, when he put down his chopsticks, Old General Hao's self-confidence recovered.Looking at the obedient wives, concubines and children, I feel that I am still an important figure, whether at home or outside.A man of great importance has great responsibilities, and always suffers—always.When Old General Hao thought about it, a smile appeared on his face, and he very kindly asked the kitchen to add two more dishes, so that his wives, concubines and children could continue to eat slowly, and he retreated first with a big pipe.

Hao Keshi chased to the corridor outside and asked, "Where is the master resting tonight?" Old General Hao said: "Let's stay in Mrs. Ten's room." After a pause, he added: "She is ill, so it makes people feel distressed." Hao Keshi complained: "Didn't I tell you that? Her illness is fake, and you still spoil her like this. If you continue to spoil her, I'm afraid she will become Xiujuan!" Old General Hao didn't make a sound, just smoked silently. Hao Keshi asked again: "Should the telephone be moved to Mrs. Ten's room?"

Old General Hao nodded and said, "Don't be too busy, let Deputy Chief Zhang send someone to do it." Hao Keshi didn't say anything more, turned around and went into the dining hall again, to eat the extra dishes rewarded by General Hao. Old General Hao walked along the corridor to the second courtyard. It was a good night, the sky was full of stars and twinkling; the moon was large and round, with a nice halo around it.The courtyard under the stars and the moon is very bright, and it is full of white everywhere. It doesn't look like night, but like a dawn when the sky is white.Everything in the yard can be seen clearly—but there is nothing to see. The flowers and trees that used to fill the yard are now mostly withered and dead.

Old General Hao became angry because of this, and decided that the sixth wife, Xiujuan, deserved to die.According to the division of labor he gave to his wives and concubines, the sixth wife, Xiujuan, was in charge of the flowers and trees.What's even more hateful is that she's extremely cheap. There are so many good men who don't want to have sex with Guan Mazi, who pulls a cart, and deliberately humiliate him. It's really unreasonable for him not to kill her. As he walked, he thought again, on such a beautiful moonlit night, Hao Baochuan's Anguo Army would not launch a night attack, right?And the rebellious new second division, will it be stupid?Liu Anjie said it nicely, he couldn't bear the flames of war to spread and harm the common people, but what he really wanted was to set up another banner, right?Five years ago it was Hao Baochuan who fought for independence, four years ago it was Lu Dingbang who fought for independence, and now it is Liu Anjie's turn, and his power turf has been gradually wiped out.

Thinking about it now, today's situation is all ruined by the establishment of inter-provincial self-government.He wanted to implement inter-provincial self-government, but Wang Dujun in the neighboring province did not want to do inter-provincial self-government, so he went to war against Wang Dujun in the name of justice. superior.He tried to defeat Dujun Wang, left Hao Baochuan to preside over the military administration in neighboring provinces, and became the overlord of the two provinces himself.Unexpectedly, the battle was difficult, and Hao Baochuan had no hope of replacing Wang Dujun. In addition, Wang Dujun instigated him to pay Hao Baochuan, and Hao Baochuan turned against him.It was also like today's Liu Anjie, who first sent out a peace call, and then quickly returned to the army, occupying four cities and twelve counties in Jiangbei, forcing him to go to the field.At that time, Lu Dingbang was the brigade commander of the third brigade under Hao Baochuan, and he supported him to continue as the supervisor. He promoted Lu Dingbang to a division commander and gave Lu Dingbang guns and salaries, hoping that Lu Dingbang could cooperate with him and attack Hao Baochuan.Unexpectedly, once Lu Dingbang's feathers were full, he also played a peaceful trick, occupying land as king, and would not buy him anymore...

Now, the province can no longer be unified. In Jiangnan, his old Hao Hao appointed himself a military governor; in Jiangbei, Hao Baochuan appointed himself a supervisor; Lu Dingbang and Liu Anjie talked about themselves again.I don't know how many times more complicated than dealing with wives, concubines and children.It is obviously not possible to continue to fight hard-it is not because of years of continuous hard fighting, the situation will not be so bad. It seems—it seems that he is right to come back, at least he can give the impression to the outside world that he, Lao Hao, doesn't want to fight anymore, at least not for now.If he doesn't fight, who will fight?Hao Baochuan had an independent division of Lu Dingbang pressing behind him, and he didn't dare to act rashly; Liu Anjie didn't even dare, this bastard is still under the banner of his Dingguo Army after all...

Reassured, Old General Hao began to walk towards Rulin's bedroom in the south of the Sijin Courtyard, thinking as he walked, how to use the peace he was forced to accept to create a new war in Jiangbei.Hao Baochuan, Lu Dingbang, and now Liu Anjie, the three rebellious forces are all in Jiangbei, so it makes no sense not to fight a vicious battle.He has to urge them to fight early. As soon as they fight, his chance of unification will come. It's also a coincidence that just as he was thinking this way, Deputy Chief Zhang led his chief of staff, Old Sun, over. Old Sun came over and said: "Dujun Hao, according to reliable information, the representatives of Hao Baochuan and Lu Dingbang are now in Liu Anjie's mansion in our colleague, and they may be planning something with Liu Anjie. Commander Wang asked if he should be arrested."

Old General Hao was surprised, "They got together so soon?" Lao Sun said: "I'm afraid they have colluded long ago." Old General Hao asked, "Do they know I'm here?" Deputy Zhang said: "Yes, they also know that you just killed Mrs. Six and Guan Mazi. You can't hide anything from your colleagues..." Old General Hao waved his hand and said, "I don't want to hide it. I killed my concubine. Who cares? I just thought, why are they so bold?" Old Sun murmured, "That's why I asked you whether to catch it or not." Old General Hao thought for a while, and finally shook his head, "If you don't arrest, you still don't want to arrest. The agreement made in the past can't be broken in my hands. Besides, even if you arrest me, it won't be easy to deal with, and Jiangbei will have troubles!" "

Deputy Chief Zhang said: "Indulging them like this will make them even crazier. Our eyeliner in the Liu Mansion just sent word that Xiao Hao's representative has been instigating Liu Anjie to fight against you, calling you old and useless. The gun can only be used against the aunt." Old General Hao asked: "Is that really what you said?" Deputy Chief Zhang nodded. Old General Hao asked again: "What else did they say?" Deputy Zhang said: "I said you don't have many soldiers, and you came back to train your concubine, probably because you want your concubine to fight for you?"

Old General Hao laughed loudly: "Okay! This is the best! Let them go crazy today, and I will meet Liu Anjie tomorrow morning to see whether Liu Anjie listens to me, the old officer, or to them!" Lao Sun and Deputy Chief Zhang wanted to say something, but Old General Hao didn't want to listen anymore. He waved his hands and said he was going back to sleep, so Lao Sun and Deputy Chief Zhang had to leave. After entering the tenth wife Nan Rulin's dormitory, Old General Hao saw that the phone had been connected, so he asked for a phone call from Cheng Qi.Everything is normal on the front line, there is no such thing as a night raid, peace is real and reliable.Old General Hao let out a long sigh of relief.

When Old General Hao called, Nan Rulin, the tenth wife, was standing not far in front of him, which was strange.Old General Hao waved after putting down the phone, called Nan Rulin to his side, then pulled her into his arms and sat down, and asked, "Some people say I'm old, Rulin, do you think I'm really old?" Nan Rulin said, "You are not old." Old General Hao smiled and said, "You lied to me." Nan Rulin said: "I won't lie to you, you are not old..." Old General Hao asked again: "Did you miss me these days?" Nan Rulin said: "I miss you, I miss you coming back, and... I'm also afraid of your coming back..." Old General Hao knew that Nan Rulin still remembered Xiujuan who was shot, so he said, "I have no choice but to deal with Xiujuan in this way. The state owns the state law, and the family has family law. If I don't deal with her, the family will be messed up? This has nothing to do with you. It doesn't matter, don't take it to heart." Nan Rulin said: "I didn't mention Xiujuan, but you did..." Old General Hao laughed again, and poked Nan Rulin's nose with his hand: "Oh, I know what you are afraid of. You pretended to be sick and went to play cards in Liu's mansion. I have counted. I didn't let Ke tell you, Ke Shi just said I dote on you." Nan Rulin said: "Don't believe that. I never went out to play cards. Someone hurt me! Since you told me last time, I really haven't played cards again." Old General Hao disliked listening to his wives and concubines telling lies the most, and his old face was pulled down: "If you beat him, you will beat him, what's the matter?" Nan Rulin fell silent. Old General Hao thought that tomorrow he would visit Liu Anjie, a rebellious old subordinate, and it would be more casual to take a concubine with him, so he said: "Tomorrow, I will let you play cards in a fair manner, and play with me!" Nan Rulin murmured, "I really don't like playing cards..." Old General Hao was really angry this time, "I told you to fight, you have to fight, don't be shameless!" That night, because of Nan Rulin's unintentional embarrassment, Old General Hao had an unsatisfactory life, and he got very angry in the morning.